Vendor Managed Inventory, or VMI, is a new Aeros ERP module that enables users to manage local retailer egg perpetual inventory and facilitate automatic reordering. Most of the module's functionality is based on the the Scanbase module in CMC, which integrates to Prescient, a third party application that provides store sales aggregates.
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VMI Configuration Form
Users can define VMI configuration form allows users to specify which customers, location, locations and items can be managed for each division. In addition, they they can specify the minimum perpetual inventory for each item. The VMI configuration table and forms allow managers to specify which products VMI tracks for which customer, and how much perpetual inventory is required for each. That isThen, the configuration information is used to determine when a product's inventory is below the threshold.
This form is used both as a search form and the starting point for creating new configuration records.
- To create a new configuration, users must enter Division, Customer, and Location.
- All parameters are optional for searching
Select a Division and hit Retrieve.
VMI Import Form
Prescient sends a CSV file via FTP containing sales units for different products and stores. This process loads the file and updates the vendor managed inventory to reflect the sales
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Once these orders have completed their logistics workflow and invoices exist for themhave been created and registered, users can generate export files that will be sent to Prescient. In addition, this process updates the current balance to account for the order invoiced quantities.